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Game Forum / Role Playing Games / EverQuest / March 2004EQ crashing when ALT-TABBING (or ALT-enter)
Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black and the game dies? Sometimes you get the "eqgame.exe has died" window, sometimes not. Graphics card Gerforce4 Ti4200 with latest driver (56.64?) levels. >Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where >ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black >and the game dies? Sometimes you get the "eqgame.exe has died" >window, sometimes not. > >Graphics card Gerforce4 Ti4200 with latest driver (56.64?) levels. Yep. I have the same problem since the newest patch, same video card. >>Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where >>ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Yep. I have the same problem since the newest patch, same video card. I've had trouble with that too. If it were consistent, I'd know when it was safe to alt-tab and when it wasn't. > > Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) > > where ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Yep. I have the same problem since the newest patch, same video card. This is a problem and I am sure they will have to patch for it .. has happened once on each of my computers Radeon 9800 Pro and RAdeon 9600XT. There is another thread on this started by Bizbee. regards @ndrew I've checked with all my player friends and they are all having the problem in windows mode regardless of video card brand. I just suggest everyone report the bug. It's obviously something they'll have to patch sooner rather than later. Lou > > > Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) > > > where ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > @ndrew > I've checked with all my player friends and they are all having the problem > in windows mode regardless of video card brand. I just suggest everyone > report the bug. It's obviously something they'll have to patch sooner > rather than later. I'm not trying to leave one of those annoying "Works on my machine" messages, but just to add some additional data to the mix, I alt-tab all the time on my 2nd machine and it never crashes. The machine usually runs my trader account, but I use him to surf the web and do research, etc. when my main has a question, so I'm constantly going in and out of EQ and Allakhazam, etc. The machine is running a P4 and nVidia fx 5950 with most recent drivers. There's obviously something causing this problem on many machines, but I haven't seen it in this configuration. >I'm not trying to leave one of those annoying "Works on my machine" >messages, but just to add some additional data to the mix, I alt-tab all the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >recent drivers. There's obviously something causing this problem on many >machines, but I haven't seen it in this configuration. Hi Alt-tab is about the only thing left working on my AMD K6-2 550Mhz, 384MB memory, Geforce 2Ti Video Card :( Framerates in old world zones are what I use to have in Luclin. PoK is now like the Bazaar it takes 5mins from the Ak'Anon stone to the Halfling bank. The whole game is out of sync by a couple of seconds. Even though my lagmeter is rarely above 5% on either side of the meter. Targeting is impossible. I have to stand by a stationary NPC for a couple of seconds before the "Out of Range" stops and I can interact with them or hit them. If it's moving or running forget it and zone unless you have a range attack. My machine worked reasonable well with DX8 now the game is unplayable. But Alt-tab works :( Yours  SignatureDenzil > Alt-tab is about the only thing left working on my AMD K6-2 550Mhz, > 384MB memory, Geforce 2Ti Video Card :( It works for me also, no problems at all there. > Framerates in old world zones are what I use to have in Luclin. > > PoK is now like the Bazaar it takes 5mins from the Ak'Anon stone to the > Halfling bank. Same here. Prior to the patch, I had lag only in the bazaar. Now I have it everywhere. > The whole game is out of sync by a couple of seconds. Even though my > lagmeter is rarely above 5% on either side of the meter. Most of the time, my meter is at zero, but I often run towards a mob, only to have it "warp" further ahead of it's original direction of travel. Like you, it then takes time to target it. > Targeting is impossible. I have to stand by a stationary NPC for a > couple of seconds before the "Out of Range" stops and I can interact [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > My machine worked reasonable well with DX8 now the game is unplayable. I have a brand new machine, and playability is terrible since the patch. I play very little these days, it's simply not fun anymore. I really hope they fix this soon!!! For comparison purposes, here is my system: ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 3/27/2004, 23:51:31 Machine name: P3200-400 Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M. System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M. BIOS: BIOS Date: 11/21/03 12:14:47 Ver: 08.00.09 Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs) Memory: 2046MB RAM Page File: 223MB used, 3209MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode On 27 Mar 2004 09:44:23 -0800 in <d222733a.0403270944.a3613bb@posting.google.com>, spam_cruncher@yahoo.co.uk (Hamsterface) graced the world with this thought: >Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where >ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black >and the game dies? Sometimes you get the "eqgame.exe has died" >window, sometimes not. > >Graphics card Gerforce4 Ti4200 with latest driver (56.64?) levels. Scroll up to "Anyone else?" from a couple days ago. On 27 Mar 2004 09:44:23 -0800 in <d222733a.0403270944.a3613bb@posting.google.com>, spam_cruncher@yahoo.co.uk (Hamsterface) graced the world with this thought: >Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where >ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black >and the game dies? Sometimes you get the "eqgame.exe has died" >window, sometimes not. > >Graphics card Gerforce4 Ti4200 with latest driver (56.64?) levels. correction: it's "Anybody" not Anyone.... duh Of course, if you haven't read my other post yet, this will make no sense... >On 27 Mar 2004 09:44:23 -0800 in ><d222733a.0403270944.a3613bb@posting.google.com>, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Of course, if you haven't read my other post yet, this will make no >sense... You could always reply to yourself to help it make more sense. But then, you'd be talking to yourself, and talking to yourself definately can't be considered healthy :) > >On 27 Mar 2004 09:44:23 -0800 in > ><d222733a.0403270944.a3613bb@posting.google.com>, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > then, you'd be talking to yourself, and talking to yourself definately > can't be considered healthy :) But it makes for such an unpredictable conversation... : >On 27 Mar 2004 09:44:23 -0800 in : ><d222733a.0403270944.a3613bb@posting.google.com>, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] : then, you'd be talking to yourself, and talking to yourself definately : can't be considered healthy :) It's only unhealthy if you answer yourself back in a different voice... > : You could always reply to yourself to help it make more sense. But > : then, you'd be talking to yourself, and talking to yourself definately > : can't be considered healthy :) > > It's only unhealthy if you answer yourself back in a different voice... Many years ago, a regular newspaper humor columnist (Erma Bombeck, perhaps?) had a column discussing this sort of thing. She started out by saying something like, people say it's okay if you talk to yourself, you're only in trouble if you answer. She then went on for a while about a time she asked herself a question and answered it and so forth. At the end, she said, The other day I not only asked myself a question and answered it, but I then said to myself, 'I didn't catch that; could you please repeat it?' So I told myself, 'If you're not going to pay attention, I'm going to stop talking to you!' I'm in trouble. >>: You could always reply to yourself to help it make more sense. But >>: then, you'd be talking to yourself, and talking to yourself definately [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > I'm in trouble. I've always felt you were in trouble when you started losing arguments with yourself. -georg > Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where > ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black > and the game dies? Sometimes you get the "eqgame.exe has died" > window, sometimes not. I have the opposite experience, when I play on my laptop with a GefForce4 Go 420 chip I can now switch back to fullscreen from windowed mode, while before the patch that resulted in only a black screen. Signaturenino Jeril, 65 Bard, Venril Sathir > > Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where > > ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > GefForce4 Go 420 chip I can now switch back to fullscreen from windowed > mode, while before the patch that resulted in only a black screen. Hope for your sake then that their fix isn't just to put it back how it was before 8( > Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where > ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black > and the game dies? Sometimes you get the "eqgame.exe has died" > window, sometimes not. > > Graphics card Gerforce4 Ti4200 with latest driver (56.64?) levels. Mine started doing that about 3 days ago, worked fine prior to that. Using the latest NVidia driver with a FX5200 here. SignatureOn Erollisi Marr in <Sanctuary of Marr> Elder Graeme Faelban, Barbarian Prophet of 65 seasons Tainniel Fleabane, Halfling Warrior of 32 seasons Giluven, Wood Elf Druid of 26 seasons Graeniel, High Elf Enchanter of 25 seasons > > Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where > > ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Mine started doing that about 3 days ago, worked fine prior to that. Using > the latest NVidia driver with a FX5200 here. Think you're right about the "about 3 days ago" thing. After the initial DX9 fix it wasn't so bad. Now that they have done the 2nd mini-patch for Intel video users it seems to be worse. > Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where > ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black > and the game dies? Sometimes you get the "eqgame.exe has died" > window, sometimes not. > > Graphics card Gerforce4 Ti4200 with latest driver (56.64?) levels. Further on this problem. On the chat channel last night a couple of people were saying that this is an AMD only problem.... Is anyone out there reading this getting this problem on Intel? (note: the probelm only started happening when they put in the fix for Intel video .... makes me wonder) > Further on this problem. On the chat channel last night a couple of > people were saying that this is an AMD only problem.... > > Is anyone out there reading this getting this problem on Intel? Intel user here with FX5900 and I had this problem up until the March 30 patch. The temporary fix of turning anti-aliasing completely off worked for me, but I turned it back to application-controlled today and it still seems to be working. Ironically my AMD machine with GF4 Ti 4200 was never affected at all. Hamsterface said: }> Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where }> ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black }> and the game dies? Sometimes you get the "eqgame.exe has died" }> window, sometimes not. }> Graphics card Gerforce4 Ti4200 with latest driver (56.64?) levels. }Further on this problem. On the chat channel last night a couple of }people were saying that this is an AMD only problem.... }Is anyone out there reading this getting this problem on Intel? }(note: the probelm only started happening when they put in the fix for }Intel video .... makes me wonder) Well, I use AMD, Geforce 3, and haven't updated my drivers... think they're 50.03? I got a black screen sometimes when alt-tabbing a couple days ago, but hitting alt-enter twice seemed to fix it. Only had it actually crash once. And I could alt-tab beautifully this morning. [37 Enchanter] Zinphandel Chianti (Gnome) Firiona Vie On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:50:00 +0000 (UTC) in <c4ctio$pen$1@woodrow.ucdavis.edu>, ez064842@veni.ucdavis.edu (Remington Stone) graced the world with this thought: >Hamsterface said: >}> Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >[37 Enchanter] Zinphandel Chianti (Gnome) Firiona Vie I was running around shopping and checking zones, never had a single problem today, but as of last night it was getting so I crashed nearly every time I changed... it even crashed a couple times when I went from windowed mode to full screen. At least it appears that they fixed that part, who knows whether or not they intended to... On 30 Mar 2004 14:30:16 -0800 in <d222733a.0403301430.7cc6d978@posting.google.com>, spam_cruncher@yahoo.co.uk (Hamsterface) graced the world with this thought: >> Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where >> ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go black [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Further on this problem. On the chat channel last night a couple of >people were saying that this is an AMD only problem.... They were 100% wrong... >Is anyone out there reading this getting this problem on Intel? yes, the first post was from me, an Intel user, followed by several more from Intel users... > Further on this problem. On the chat channel last night a couple of > people were saying that this is an AMD only problem.... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > (note: the probelm only started happening when they put in the fix for > Intel video .... makes me wonder) I have 2 systems running EQ (one Intel and one AMD) .. have only had this problem once and it was on my Intel system not my AMD system. regards @ndrew >> Anyone else had the problem (since the DX9 patch on 23rd March) where >> ALT-tabbing (or ALT-enter) out of EQ caushes the EQ window to go [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > (note: the probelm only started happening when they put in the fix for > Intel video .... makes me wonder) Not true at all, I have an Intel processor, and doing ALT-Enter was causing me to go to a black screen, and eventually, the game died. It seemed to be working after this last patch, about the only thing that did seem to be fixed. SignatureOn Erollisi Marr in <Sanctuary of Marr> Elder Graeme Faelban, Barbarian Prophet of 65 seasons Tainniel Fleabane, Halfling Warrior of 32 seasons Giluven, Wood Elf Druid of 26 seasons Graeniel, High Elf Enchanter of 25 seasons |
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